Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"Imitation of a magical artifact!"

Although they were still some distance from the flying boat, the moment the golden sword light appeared, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" sensed that the sword's power was extraordinary.

As a Nascent Soul Peak expert who has cultivated for over three thousand years, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" has followed the demon army of the Northern Underworld Immortal Continent several times in battles against the human cultivators of the Central Underworld Immortal Continent.

I have also seen many human Nascent Soul cultivators wielding powerful imitation spiritual treasures.

At that moment, seeing that the golden sword light was far more powerful than ordinary magic weapons, he immediately used magic to dodge the sword.

However, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" was only concerned with himself and had no time to take care of others.

The unlucky Nascent Soul Demon King following behind him was unfortunate enough to be right in the direction from which the sword light was coming.

Faced with the overwhelming pressure of the sword light, he was unable to dodge in time and could only activate a defensive magic weapon to forcibly resist.

However, the defensive magic weapon released by this demon emperor was only of the fourth grade, low quality, and could not withstand the golden sword light at all. It was shattered by the sword, and the demon emperor's body was also cut in two by the sword.

The demon emperor's physical body was severely injured, and he instantly lost most of his fighting power. He could only break free of his nascent soul and hide to the side.

In just one exchange, one of the Nascent Soul Demon Emperors he had brought was severed from his physical body.

This not only shocked the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor," but also made the other demon emperors who had just surrounded the flying boat hesitant to make a move.

Looking at Song Qingming standing on the flying boat, holding the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword," the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor"'s eyes turned cold, but he also became more interested.

"I said, how come Jin Jia and the others can't even handle three human Nascent Soul cultivators and have to ask me for help?"

"So these people possessed such powerful counterfeit magical treasures. This trip was definitely worthwhile."

Meanwhile, Song Qingming and his two companions also looked somewhat solemn as they faced the numerous Nascent Soul Demon Emperors before them.

Although Song Qingming had just severely injured one of the demon emperors with a single sword strike, there were still six of them remaining.

The most troublesome one was the burly man in yellow robes who was leading the group.

This demon's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, and it was just able to unleash a powerful spell like a rain of fire. Its supernatural abilities were even stronger than the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" that Song Qingming had fought.

Facing such a half-step Nascent Soul expert from the demon race, even if Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing joined forces, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat him.

Only someone like Song Qingming, who also possesses powerful supernatural abilities, can fight against him.

“Fellow Daoists, I will handle this demon. You can take care of the other demon kings for now.”

If you manage to escape, continue southwest and don't worry about me.

Surrounded by so many demon emperors, including the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor," a half-step Nascent Soul expert, the three's plan to escape safely was no longer feasible.

After giving Yang Kaishan and the other man a telepathic message, Song Qingming turned to face the formidable enemy before him.

"Well, I didn't expect that after running for so long, they still caught up with us. Today, we have no choice but to fight to the death."

“Fellow Daoist Yang is right. We are at least late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. Even if we perish here today, we must let these demons know our power.”

For days, the three of them had been chased by demons and monsters, and they were burning with anger.

Seeing that they could not escape safely, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing took out their magic weapons with serious expressions, intending to fight against the powerful enemy in front of them together with Song Qingming.

"Hehe! That's more like it."

"You've come from afar, and you think you can leave without a fight? You're really showing me no respect!"

Seeing that Song Qingming had no intention of continuing to run away, he took the initiative to move closer to him.

The "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" was also delighted and took out a flying fork magic weapon that was emitting flames.

The flying fork spun rapidly in mid-air, and after a moment it transformed into three crimson fire dragons that rushed straight towards Song Qingming.

Faced with the approaching fire dragons, Song Qingming's "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" also shot out several golden beams, which transformed into golden chains that directly locked all three fire dragons in mid-air.

But just as the golden chains locked onto their opponent, bursts of flames suddenly erupted from the three "crimson fire dragons".

The flames transformed into countless fire snakes, which swiftly traveled along the chains towards the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".

In a short while, the fire serpent had already coiled around the golden bronze mirror. The intense heat of the flames caused Song Qingming, whose heart meridian was connected to his natal magic weapon, to feel a burning pain.

"The Five Elements Reversal!"

Seeing the fierce flames approaching, Song Qingming immediately manipulated the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to release a water-attribute protective shield, blocking the crimson flames above the magic weapon.

The "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," Song Qingming's natal magic weapon, not only boasts outstanding defensive capabilities but can also collect the most refined spiritual energy of the five elements from heaven and earth.

Although the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor's" flying fork magic weapon was quite powerful, its power was greatly reduced when it faced the water-attribute shield that countered it.

Taking this opportunity, Song Qingming immediately dispersed the flames above and once again swung the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" in his hand, unleashing several sword lights.

This time, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor," who was prepared, did not choose to dodge, but instead summoned a blue lotus flower to block his way.

This "blue lotus" has seven petals, each of which is a different color.

The "Azure Lotus" flew out of the Xuanjia Demon Emperor's hand and immediately emitted a dazzling azure spiritual light under his spell, possessing a solemn and powerful aura reminiscent of Buddhist secret arts.

Three golden sword lights landed on the azure spiritual light, producing only a series of clanging and rattling sounds, but did not damage the magic weapon in the slightest.

"The Seven-Colored Blue Lotus, a Buddhist Treasure!"

Seeing that the opponent's "Azure Lotus" could so easily block the attack of the "Golden Cloud Light Sword," a replica of a magical treasure.

Upon closer inspection, Song Qingming couldn't help but feel that the face looked somewhat familiar, and his expression showed a hint of surprise.

The seven-colored lotus in the hands of the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" is a special magic weapon that Buddhist cultivators refined using their own merits.

These special magical treasures are somewhat similar to a cultivator's natal magical treasure. Their power can gradually increase based on the cultivator's accumulated merits.

Once a cultivator accumulates enough merit, its power can even rival that of a level-five spiritual treasure.

Back when Song Qingming became acquainted with "Monk Bukong", he had studied many Buddhist cultivation manuals at Xuankong Temple, including records about the "Seven-Colored Blue Lotus".

That's why I recognized the magical object in the other person's hand at a glance.

It's unbelievable that the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor," a demon cultivator, would possess such a powerful Buddhist treasure.

Although the Seven-Colored Green Lotus in the hands of the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" is far less powerful than a real spiritual treasure, it already possesses defensive divine abilities that are comparable to those of a replica spiritual treasure.

Seeing Song Qingming's surprise at the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" in front of him, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" also revealed a hint of pride on his face.

This treasure was not actually crafted by the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" himself.

It was something he obtained from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator of Buddhism during the great battle a thousand years ago when the "Northern Frontier Demon Clan" resisted the cultivators of Zhongyuan Prefecture.

Although demon cultivators' understanding of crafting magical artifacts is far inferior to that of human cultivators, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" still managed to comprehend the method of refining this Buddhist treasure after hundreds of years of research.

Since obtaining the "Seven-Colored Azure Lotus," the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" has gained a significant advantage in battles against both demon and human cultivators whenever he refines this treasure.

Having tasted it, he is now quite interested in the various magical treasures of human cultivators.

Seeing that the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" in Song Qingming's hand was actually an extremely powerful imitation spiritual treasure, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" felt a surge of excitement.

After killing this person and obtaining the treasure, my supernatural powers will surely reach a new level.

At that time, whether it's humans, demon cultivators, or monsters, no one below the Nascent Soul stage should be able to defeat me.

Just as the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" was secretly thinking about how to seize the treasure from Song Qingming, a strange bell sound suddenly entered his ears.

The next moment, the scene before the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" suddenly changed, and several figures of Song Qingming appeared out of thin air, each holding a "Golden Cloud Light Sword".

The golden sword light swung again, and in an instant, countless golden lights flew in from all around, completely enveloping the entire space.

Faced with countless fierce sword lights attacking from all sides, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake for a moment.

However, he remained unusually calm and once again activated the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" in his hand, unleashing a dazzling burst of seven-colored spiritual light.

".."

Just as the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" and Song Qingming were locked in combat, not far away on the battlefield, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing were also separated from the remaining five Demon Emperors and ended up on two separate battlefields.

On one side was Wang Zhixing, who was fighting against a late-stage Nascent Soul demon emperor.

Although Wang Zhixing had suffered some minor injuries from being frozen by "Xu Gu Zi" in the cave, his fighting ability was not significantly affected.

Although his supernatural powers were somewhat weaker than his opponent's when he fought against the late-stage Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, he did not allow the opponent to gain much advantage.

Yang Kaishan, on the other hand, was in a slightly worse situation.

Although Yang Kaishan's cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, his supernatural abilities and combat skills were not particularly outstanding, and he had also lost half of his arm in the cave.

His physical body was severely injured, which directly affected his combat power by 20-30%.

At this moment, Yang Kaishan was dealing with four mid-stage Nascent Soul demon emperors all by himself.

Not only did they fail to gain the upper hand, but they were also surrounded by the enemy and unable to break through the encirclement for a time.

".."

A deafening roar suddenly echoed across the battlefield.

A flash of spiritual light appeared on the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor's" body, transforming him into a fire dragon that directly forced Song Qingming, who wielded the "Golden Cloud Light Sword," back. The next moment, the fire dragon raised its head and spat out a beam of crimson spiritual light towards the sky, soaring straight into the heavens.

In an instant, the sky turned crimson once more, and countless fiery raindrops rained down from the heavens.
Just as Song Qingming was activating his magic weapon to resist the fire rain coming from the sky, the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor," who had already transformed into a fire dragon, suddenly appeared in front of him in a flash.

The enormous crimson body of the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" quickly coiled up, engulfing Song Qingming along with the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in front of him.

Once Song Qingming's body was restrained, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" raised its huge dragon head and spat out a scorching flame that could destroy the world.

"This is my natal fire, cultivated for three thousand years. Fellow Daoist, why don't you feel it and see how long you can last?"

Despite being imprisoned in flames, Song Qingming, despite being provoked by the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor," showed no sign of nervousness and quickly cast a spell with both hands, producing a white sphere.

As the "Ice Scale Pearl" was unleashed, the intense heat around Song Qingming immediately dropped, quickly bringing a cool sensation to the already boiling air.

Before this trip to "Northern Underworld Immortal Continent" with Yang Kaishan and others.

Song Qingming spared no expense in trading high-level demon beast materials from the other party, and also asked the elders of the Tai Zhen Sect for help, successfully refining this high-level magic weapon.

At this moment, facing the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor's" natal true fire, the "Ice Scale Pearl" happened to be able to counter the opponent's divine power, which saved Song Qingming a lot of effort.

The two had just exchanged over a hundred blows when Song Qingming had already used three powerful high-level magic weapons in succession: the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror, the Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword, and the Illusion Heart Bell.

At this moment, he took out the "Ice Scale Pearl," a high-level ice-attribute defensive magic weapon, which made the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor," who was originally somewhat proud, look rather ugly.

It should be noted that for ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, it's already considered quite good if they can produce one or two high-grade level four magic treasures.

The fact that Song Qingming, who was only at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, possessed so many high-level magic treasures was truly beyond the expectations of the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor".

Moreover, the "Ice Scale Pearl" was quite effective against his natal true fire, which also weakened his supernatural powers considerably, leaving him unable to do anything to his opponent for a time.

Just as the battle between the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" and Song Qingming's side reached a stalemate, Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, who were not far away, showed a hint of worry on their faces.

It should be noted that the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" was not the only one pursuing them.

If they continue to be held back by their opponents, it will be even more difficult for them to escape once other demon reinforcements arrive. They must find a way to defeat the enemies they see as soon as possible.

Seeing that Song Qingming was being suppressed by his opponent, Yang Kaishan also made up his mind and secretly took out a spirit pill from his body and swallowed it.

The elixir that Yang Kaishan swallowed was a high-level "Blood Burning Pill" that he had obtained from a trade fair years ago.

The "Blood Burning Pill" is a pill that can help cultivators burn their internal essence and blood to increase their strength in a short period of time.

Not long after swallowing the pill, Yang Kaishan's aura suddenly increased by 30-40%, and a crimson mist emanated from his body.

Relying on the sudden burst of power from the "Blood Burning Pill," Yang Kaishan swung his longsword with all his might, instantly severing the defensive magic weapon of a demon cultivator not far away, severely injuring the demon's body and sending him flying.

Although the "Blood Burning Pill" can help improve a cultivator's strength, its effect only lasts for half an hour.

Before the other demon cultivators could react, Yang Kaishan immediately flashed out of the encirclement and headed straight for the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor".

He desperately activated his golden sword magic weapon, hoping to force back the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" and help Song Qingming escape.

"Humph! It's too much."

Facing Yang Kaishan's powerful attack, the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor" did not take it seriously. He simply raised his dragon claw and summoned the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" above his head, easily blocking the opponent's attack.

Just as the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" activated the Seven-Colored Green Lotus to resist Yang Kaishan, he suddenly sensed a strange and powerful aura erupting beside him.

Turning around, I noticed a dazzling golden sword light suddenly appearing not far away.

"This is... ah!"

Caught off guard, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" instantly felt a terrifying and dangerous aura enveloping his entire body. He immediately abandoned his attempt to surround Song Qingming and dodged away.

Even though his reaction speed was fast enough, he still couldn't escape from the golden sword light that was so close at hand, and a sword slashed across his shoulder, splattering blood.

Once the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" had escaped several hundred feet away and regained his footing, Song Qingming had already broken free from the flames and once again swung his sword light to slash rapidly at him in mid-air.

Beside Song Qingming was another figure, Qu Bai, who was holding the "Sacred Star Disc".

The reason why Song Qingming was able to strike unexpectedly and succeed with a single sword strike was because...

Besides Yang Kaishan attracting the other party's attention and tricking the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor" out of the blue lotus flower.

Another point is that he relied on the Sacred Star Disc in Qu Bai's hands to help him quickly break through the special barrier formed by the opponent's blazing true fire.

The "Sacred Star Disc" is a special replica of a magical artifact capable of breaking through spatial boundaries, and its offensive capabilities are equally impressive.

With just one strike, Qu Bai successfully helped Song Qingming break through the crimson flame barrier set up by the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor".

Without the barrier of flames to block it, Song Qingming's "Golden Cloud Light Sword" was able to strike unexpectedly, unleashing astonishing attack power and severely injuring the demon emperor, sending him flying.

"Good lad, you actually managed to break through my True Fire Barrier. I truly underestimated you!"

Having been ambushed by Song Qingming's sword and seriously injured, the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor" could only use magic to control the seven-colored lotus to turn around and defend when he saw the sword light coming again.

But to his surprise, his magical artifact was suddenly imprisoned in mid-air by an invisible force before it even reached him.

Only then did he realize that Song Qingming had somehow acquired another black iron plate.

"Spatial confinement, this is terrible!"

Realizing that his most relied-upon defensive magic weapon had been imprisoned in mid-air by his opponent, the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" immediately changed his expression.

At this moment, he could no longer care about anything and hurriedly dodged to the side, barely managing to avoid the opponent's golden sword light.

But Song Qingming clearly didn't want to let the other party go so easily, and once again took up the "Golden Cloud Light Sword" and gave chase.

Meanwhile, Qu Bai, who was standing beside him, also activated the "Sacred Star Disc" in his hand to flank and help attack the opponent from the side.

Faced with the combined attack of Song Qingming and Qu Bai, the Xuanjia Demon Emperor, now without the protection of the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus," could only open his mouth and spit out his natal golden core to resist the constantly attacking sword light.

If there were only one Song Qingming, the "Xuanjia Demon Emperor" might still be able to fight against him.

However, now there is another "Qu Bai" whose strength has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and the attack power of his "Sacred Star Disc" also makes the Xuanjia Demon Emperor dare not be careless.

With their combined efforts, the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" was quickly forced to retreat repeatedly, unable to retaliate at all.

Meanwhile, the other demon emperors who had followed him were also blocked by Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, and were powerless to support him.

After fighting for dozens more rounds, the injuries on the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" became more and more serious.

Knowing he could not win, he could only transform into a fire dragon and desperately force back Song Qingming and "Qu Bai" in front of him, spitting out a beam of crimson spiritual light towards the sky.

Fire rained down from the sky again, and the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" took advantage of Song Qingming and the others stopping their attack to prepare for defense, and immediately used magic to escape the battlefield to the south.

In their panic, they didn't even care about the "Seven-Colored Green Lotus" magic weapon that was still trapped in mid-air.

Just as the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" withdrew, the other demon emperors around the battlefield also received the news at the same time and broke away from their opponents, heading south.

Seeing that the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" was in such a sorry state, even abandoning his magic weapon, Song Qingming was somewhat surprised.

He reached out and grabbed the "Seven-Colored Lotus" from mid-air.

Meanwhile, Qu Bai, who was standing to the side, wanted to cast a spell to continue the pursuit, but Song Qingming stopped him directly with a telepathic message.

"Senior Qu, forget it. That guy suffered a loss, but he's not so easy to kill."

It's not safe here right now; let's get out of here as soon as possible.

Although the "Mysterious Armor Demon Emperor" escaped injured, he was still a master at the half-step Nascent Soul realm. To kill him, a great battle would be necessary.

Currently, reinforcements from the demon race are on their way. If they rashly pursue the "Mysterious Armored Demon Emperor" and run into them halfway, the situation could become unpredictable.

Moreover, the battlefield where they were currently located was in an area ravaged by demonic calamity, and the massive commotion of the battle between the two sides had already alarmed all the demons within a radius of dozens of miles.

Even those low-level demons were instantly annihilated by the aftershocks of the battle between these Nascent Soul cultivators just by getting close to the battlefield.

But a steady stream of monsters continued to swarm towards the battlefield.

If they don't leave quickly, they will all face considerable danger if they are entangled by those Nascent Soul demons that are coming.

"Hehe! You're quite cautious, much more so than I am."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's words, Qu Bai looked around, smiled, nodded, and then turned and disappeared into the "Sacred Star Disc".

After carefully storing the magical artifacts in his hands, Song Qingming immediately turned around and returned to the battlefield, where the fighting had not yet completely stopped.

When the demon emperors were escaping, one of them, a mid-stage Nascent Soul demon emperor who was slightly weaker, was entangled by Yang Kaishan and did not have time to break free.

Having been cornered by Yang Kaishan and Wang Zhixing, he showed a hint of despair when he saw Song Qingming return.

Under the combined attack of the three, the demon emperor only lasted for a dozen rounds before his nascent soul died under Yang Kaishan's blade before he could self-destruct.

After the battle ended, Song Qingming and his two companions tidied up the monster materials at the scene and then boarded a flying boat to retreat westward from the battlefield.

The low-level demons behind them still wanted to chase the flying boat, but Song Qingming quickly cleared a path with his lightning.

Before long, the three of them successfully shook off the monsters that were entangled behind them.

Once things had calmed down a bit, Song Qingming turned around and noticed that Yang Kaishan, who was sitting next to him, seemed a little off. He quickly asked:
"Fellow Daoist Yang, are you alright?"

"I have only just consumed a Blood-Burning Pill, which has depleted a considerable amount of my essence and blood. I should recover in a while, so please do not worry, fellow Daoists." (End of Chapter)